Goulburn Valley Geographical Indication

The Australian Geographical Indication "Goulburn Valley" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 29 November 1999 in response to a direction received by the Registrar from the Presiding Member of the Geographical Indications Committee acting under Section 40Z of the WAC Act 1980.

Source maps for locating GI area boundaries:

Mathoura topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 7826 
Edition 1 
Produced by the Division of National Mapping 
Published by authority of the Minister for National Development and Energy 
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1983

Tuppal topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 7926 
Edition 1 
Produced by the Division of National Mapping 
Published by authority of the Minister for National Development and Energy 
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1983

Berrigan topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 8026 
Edition 1 – DNM 
Series R651 
Produced by the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation under the direction of the Minister for National Development 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1978

Echuca topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 7825 
Edition 2 – AAS 
Series R652 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Shepparton topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 7925 
Series R652 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Dookie topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 8025 
Edition 2 – AAS 
Series R652 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Wangaratta topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 8125 
Edition 2 – AAS 
Series R652 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1989

Heathcote topographic map  
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 7824 
Edition 3 – AAS 
Series R652 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Nagambie topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 7924 
Edition 3 – AAS 
Series R652 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Euroa topographic map  
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 8024 
Series R652 
Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of General Staff 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987

Yea topographic map 
Scale 1:100,000 
Sheet 7923 
Edition 2 
Produced and distributed by the Division of National Mapping 
Published by authority of the Minister for Resources & Energy 
Printed by C J Thompson, Commonwealth Government Printer 
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1985

GI textual description:

The Geographical Indication "Goulburn Valley" is located within the zone Central Victoria, within the State of Victoria, Australia.

The beginning point of the boundary is situated on Map Echuca (Sheet 7825) at grid reference BA913042, being a point on the south bank of the Murray River (Victorian/New South Wales State border) and proceeds generally easterly along the south bank of the Murray River to the edge of map at grid reference CA139141; On to Map Mathoura (Sheet 7826) at grid reference CA139141 and proceeds generally northerly along the south bank of the Murray River to the edge of map at grid reference CA194308; On to Map Tuppal (Sheet 7926) at grid reference CA194308 and proceeds generally easterly along the south bank of the Murray River to the edge of map at grid reference CA646360; On to Map Berrigan (Sheet 8026) at grid reference CA646360 and proceeds generally south easterly along the south bank of the Murray River to the edge of map at grid reference DA066156; On to Map Dookie (Sheet 8025) at grid reference DA066156 and proceeds generally easterly along the south bank of the Murray River to the edge of map on Lake Mulwala at grid reference DA099145; On to Map Wangaratta (Sheet 8125) at grid reference DA099145 and proceeds generally along the shoreline of Lake Mulwala to grid reference DA164126, then proceeds south westerly in a straight line to the edge of map at grid reference DA099069; On to Map Dookie (Sheet 8025) at grid reference DA099069 and proceeds in the same straight line to a road junction in Tungamah at grid reference CV996974, then proceeds southerly in a straight line along grid line 996 to the unsealed road at grid reference CV996854, then proceeds westerly in a straight line along the grid line 854 to grid reference CV955854, the proceeds south westerly in a straight line to the road junction in Boxwood at grid reference CV921796, then proceeds southerly and then south south-westerly along unnamed road to its junction with the Midland Highway at grid reference CV903669, then proceeds north westerly along the Midland Highway through the township of Nalinga to the road junction at grid reference CV856684, then proceeds southerly along unsealed and unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference CV863598; On to Map Euroa (Sheet 8024) at grid reference CV863598 and proceeds southerly along the same unsealed and unnamed road to its intersection with another unsealed and unnamed road at grid reference CV863486, then proceeds generally south westerly along an unnamed and unsealed road to its intersection with an unnamed street in Violet Town at grid reference CV850447, then proceeds east along this unnamed street until its intersection with another unnamed street in Violet at grid reference CV854446, then proceeds southerly along the unnamed street to its intersection with the Melbourne/Albury railway line in Violet Town at grid reference CV853443, then proceeds south easterly along Boho South Road over the Melbourne/Albury railway line to the southbound Hume Highway access road at grid reference CV863433, the proceeds south westerly along the Hume Highway passed Euroa township to the edge of map at grid reference CV662283; On to Map Nagambie (Sheet 7924) at grid reference CV662283 and continues south westerly along the Hume Highway to grid reference CV400085, then proceeds southerly along grid line 400 to the edge of map at grid reference CV400036; On to Map Yea (Sheet 7923) at grid reference CV400036 and continues along grid line 400 to grid reference CV400000, then proceeds easterly along the grid line 000 to grid reference CV500000, then proceeds southerly along grid line 500 to grid reference CU500950, then proceeds westerly along grid line 950 to grid reference CU395950, then proceeds southerly along grid line 395 to the Tallarook Yea Road at grid reference CU395930, then proceeds westerly along the Tallarook Yea Road to Tallarook where it continues as main Street in a generally southerly direction to become the entry onto the Hume Freeway at grid reference CU303913, then proceeds southerly along the Hume Freeway to its intersection with Strath Creek Road at grid reference CU285803, then proceeds westerly along Strath Creek Road to its intersection with the Kilmore Broadford road at grid reference CU274807, then proceeds westerly along the Kilmore Broadford road to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference CU265804, then proceeds north westerly and then northerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with Sharp and Taylor Road at grid reference CU239935, then proceeds north easterly along Sharp and Taylor Road to the junction with an unnamed road at grid reference CU247937, then proceeds northerly along the unnamed road to the Seymour Tooborac road at grid reference CU283999, then proceeds north westerly along the Seymour Tooborac road to the junction of the south and east Puckapunyal Military Area boundary at grid reference CV279002, then proceeds northerly along the eastern boundary to the edge of map at grid reference CV292033; On to Map Nagambie (Sheet 7924) at grid reference CV292033 and continues along the eastern and then northern boundary of the Puckapunyal Military Area to the edge of map at grid reference CV217217; On to Map Heathcote (Sheet 7824) at grid reference CV217217 and continues along the northern boundary of the Puckapunyal Military Area to its junction with an unnamed road at grid reference CV157213, then proceeds north easterly along the unnamed road to its junction with the Heathcote Nagambie road at grid reference CV158215, then proceeds north easterly along the Heathcote Nagambie road to its intersection with Boundary Road at grid reference CV168234, then proceeds northerly then generally north westerly and then westerly along Boundary Road to its junction with Egans Bridge Road at grid reference CV056356, then proceeds generally northerly along Egans Bridge Road to Egans Bridge at grid reference CV039481, then proceeds westerly and then northerly along the Waranga Western Channel to the edge of map at grid reference CV020583; On to Map Echuca (Sheet 7825) at grid reference CV020583, then proceeds generally northerly and then westerly along the Waranga Western Channel to the Kyabram Rochester Road at grid reference BV987739, then proceeds easterly along the Kyabram Rochester Road to an unnamed road at grid reference BV989739, then proceeds northerly along the unnamed road to an intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference BV987811, then proceeds north easterly along the unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference CV003820, then proceeds northerly along unnamed road to an intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference CV002852, then proceeds westerly along unnamed road across the Melbourne and Murray River railway meeting the Northern Highway at grid reference BV944850, then proceeds northerly along the Northern Highway to the junction of the Echuca Mitiamo Road at grid reference BV957933, then proceeds westerly along the Echuca Mitiamo Road to its junction with an unnamed road at grid reference BV907931, then proceeds northerly along unnamed road until it meets the Murray Valley Highway at grid reference BA906028, then proceeds south easterly along the Murray Valley Highway to its junction with an unnamed road at grid reference BA910026, then proceeds northerly along the unnamed road at grid line 910 to grid reference BA910042, then proceeds easterly along unnamed road to its end at grid reference BA912042, then proceeds in the same straight line to the south bank of the Murray River at grid reference BA913042, which is the descriptor starting point.